What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Handest as Barrow (bronze Age)(possible), Cist (bronze Age), Cremation (bronze Age), Cinerary Urn (pottery)(bronze Age). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Bronze Age barrow and cist, likely dating to 2000–800 BCE. Its significance lies in its association with early funerary practices involving cremation and urn burials typical of the Bronze Age in Scotland.
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Places near here
DounbyCist(s) (period Unassigned) · 723 yd
HolodykeHouse (period Unassigned), Hunting Lodge (period Unassigned) · 830 yd
Dounby FarmStructure(s) (period Unassigned) · 885 yd
Burn of BeaquoyFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 1663 yd
Corrigal Farm MuseumHeritage place · 1.6 mi
Sheep on roof of Corrigall Farm MuseumHeritage place · 1.6 mi
Greeny HillMountain / peak · 1.8 mi
Burn of LushanCastle (medieval) · 2.3 mi
Kier FioldMountain / peak · 3.7 mi
Kirbuster Hill with Greeny Hill behindMountain or hill · 3.8 mi
Farmland on the southern slopes of Ravie HillMountain or hill · 4.1 mi
Skaill, Castle of SnusgarCastle (medieval)(possible) · 4.2 mi